THE PRINCE, “WHO DEDICATED HIS LIFE FOR THE HOMELAND”. PORTRAITS OF COLONEL DOMINIK HIERONIM RADZIWIŁŁ (1786–1813) – THE IX ORDYNAT OF OLYKA.
Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł (1786–1813) was the last Ordynat of Olyka from the ...

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